AMA
orders
property
owners
and
occupiers
to
paint
premises
Accra,
Dec.
14,
GNA
-
The
Accra
Metropolitan
Assembly
on
Thursday
asked
owners
and
occupiers
of
buildings
in
the
city
to
repaint
them
before
the
50th
anniversary
celebration
of
independence
on
March,
6,
2007
"so
as
to
redeem
the
image
of
the
city".
IN a
statement
issued
in
Accra,
AMA
said
the
city
of
Accra
would
be
the
main
focus
and
the
gateway
for
all
visitors
to
Ghana,
but
a
look
at
the
surroundings
shows
that
most
of
the
houses/premises
were
extremely
dirty
and
degrading.
AMA
referred
to
its
bye-laws
which
states
that
"a
household
or
owner
or
occupier
of a
premises
within
the
area
of
Administration
of
AMA
shall
keep
the
house
clean,
white
washed
and
painted
on
regular
basis
once
in
two
years".
It
said
in
order
to
facilitate
affordability,
the
AMA
had
struck
a
deal
with
paint
manufactures
and
distributors
for
their
prices
of
paints
to
be
reduced
by
10
per
cent.
AMA
therefore
urged
all
property
owners
and
occupiers
to
take
advantage
of
the
offer
and
paint
their
premises
latest
by
February
18,
2007"
to
usher
in
the
most
memorable
day
of
our
lives".
AMA
appealed
to
property
owners
or
occupiers
to
decorate
their
premises
with
the
national
flag,
because
Ghana
had
come
a
very
long
way
to
sustain
its
cherished
democracy.
GNA
